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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- .............._______ ............./ / THE LEGENDARY TIMES ............/ / .........../ /.....______.._____.....______.._____.......____ ........../ /...../ /./ \.../ /./ \...../ \ ........./ /...../ ___/./ ____/../ ___/./ __. \.../ /\ \ ......../ /...../ /_.../ /....../ /_.../ /..\ >./ /./ / ......./ /...../ __/../ /____../ __/../ /.../ /./ /./ / ....../ /_____/__/__../ \_\ /./ /__../ /.../ /./ /_/ / ...../ / /./ /./ /./ /.../ /./ / ..../ /_/..\______/./_____/./__/.../__/./_______/ MUD .../________________/ running on mud.aus.sig.net 9999 199.1.78.16 9999 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://mud.aus.sig.net/ ftp://mud.aus.sig.net/pub =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VOLUME FOUR, ISSUE SIX March 15, 1997 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM THE EDITOR DEPARTMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES NEWS AND ARTICLES LegendMEET Update Addicted to LegendMUD Baby Gift Scavenger Hunt Results SOCIAL EVENTS TwistyPlots Legendites From the War Zone =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- From the Editor: Heyya Again :) The big news from the Immortals recently is, of course, the addition of several new members to the staff. Please help us welcome them aboard! Look for bio's from each new Assistant Immortal under Player Relations, Building, and Administration. All the new folks are excited and enthusiastic, so expect lots to be going on around Legend as they add their input to the immortal staff. Croaker has already reinstated the trivia games that so many have missed, with his first game on Friday, March 15. Check out the Welcome Board and Trivia Board for more information on when the games will run and on standings. A reminder: Players wanting to play Recalltag should/must read the "Standard Rules" after they tell recalltag that they want to play. If you've read the rules before, try to brush up on them every now and then so that there are no confusions or misconceptions. Please be considerate of the new immortals as they get used to running the various games. Leila is working on a new Lottery Prize-drawing for those who contribute everything from personals to articles to the LT. So send in your news, no matter how small it may seem :) Please send your submissions to the Legendary Times address at [email protected]. Letters to the editor and submissions of all types are welcomed. On to the good stuff! - Sabella =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- DEPARTMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES - CODE UPDATE: Tells from immortals will now be seen by players regardless of whether you are sleeping, stunned or in a silent room. - CODE FEATURE: Configurable fight messages are in! Please refer to 'help fighttype' to see how this command works. - WEB UPDATE: The MUD player types survey is now on the mud's web site. You can take the survey and see what sort of play type YOU are and how you fit into the sociology of LegendMUD. Look for it under the Lecture Series section at http://mud.aus.sig.net/lseries.html or go directly there: http://mud.aus.sig.net/Lectures/ptypes.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW IMMORTALS Eight new immortals have been added to LegendMUD's staff: two in building, three in Player Relations, and three in Administration. Please help us congratulate and welcome them!! BUILDING - LADYACE! LadyAce plays Kaylea Hascall in the game of life, and attends the University of Chicago where her major is Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. She spends way too much time playing with computers and likes to cook and do needlework. When she grows up she wants to either be a lawyer or own her own business. Watch for her Crusades-era Middle East sometime in the not-so-distant future! - ALHAZRED! Alhazred was raised in Walla Walla, WA, the town so nice it named itself twice. Early on, he distinguished himself with his ability to consume massive quantities of Walla Walla Sweet Onions at the county fair. He graduated from high school and got a job at the local 7 Eleven. In order to make the long night shifts go faster, he purchased himself a superlative video terminal and hooked up to the Net. By the time his boss realized where all the long distance charges were coming from, Alhazred had already figured out how to satisfy his Net hunger through the slightly more devious method of becoming a full time student at Rothchilde's Cosmetology and Sewage Sucking School. We are proud to welcome him to the Legendary Staff, and are assured that he will do us proud should we ever need representation in an onion eating contest or desperately desire a Friends' haircut. PLAYER RELATIONS - PETAL! I am a recant graduate of the University of Canberra (Australia) and have studied such eclectic courses as Journalism, Japanese, Philosophy and Pure Mathematics. It was through my studies of the Japanese language that I was given the opportunity to work in a ski resort in Nagano, about 5 hours drive from Tokyo (and the site of the next winter Olympics). I decided to study Japanese because of my fascination with the history and culture of the Asia/South Pacific region. At present I am looking for a job as a foreign correspondent for an Australian newspaper somewhere in Asia. Briefly, my other interests include: golf, soccer, skiing, playing guitar, traditional Israeli dancing, puppetry and politics. My major ambition in life is to follow in the footsteps of all my favorite authors and retire to upstate New York with my three cats. - PARTICLEMAN! Hi I'm ParticleMan, one of PR's newest immorts. I have been playing on Legend for about 2 years now. I'll be starting up a new version of Scavenger Hunt here in the near future. In RL I am in the Navy as a Corpsman (i.e. a medic) stationed with the Marines in North Carolina. I've been in the Navy for 11 years now. I am looking forward to working with all the players on Legend, and if you have an idea for a game or any other ideas, feel free to drop me a mudmail. - CROAKER! In RL Croaker is known as Jon McCullers, a Pediatric Infectious Disease fellow at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. His interests (apart from Legend), include sci-fi/fantasy reading, blues piano, and sports of all descriptions. His research interests involve working on a novel type of vaccine to influenza using gene therapy technology. Croaker has a wife (who also muds), 2 children, 3 cats, a dog, and a messy house. He is an avid gamesplayer, and runs regular trivia contests on the mud. The inspiration for his name comes from the Black Company series by Glen Cook, which you should all go out and buy this instant. ADMINISTRATION - AERMID! I stumbled across LegendMud about a year ago, while wandering aimlessly through the mudconnector. I spent my first several weeks dying to sheep (bleah) till I finally got the hang of things, and have been here ever since. I work a mindnumbingly boring "real" job, till some brilliant editor decides to pay me for my writing. I immorted into Administration with the hopes of giving something back to Legend and hopefully make it a better mud. Oh yeah...and for the freedom to flop at will *wink* - GOVAN! I have played Legend for almost 1 year and have very rarely met a person I disliked. I am addicted to snowboarding and mountain climbing, play on a football and basketball team when the season allows, and have been training in Karate for over 4 years. Other hobbies I enjoy are painting and reading and do those as often as possible. It is with a great deal of excitement and determination that I start my job on the Administration Staff. I am eager to utilize every resource I have to help this Mud and the players on it flourish. If you ever have any comments on how I perform my job, please feel free to mudmail me - SOLOMON! Solomon moved to Baltimore, Maryland in the spring of 1990 from Jacksonville, Florida, where he had spent most of his life. He was introduced to square dancing a few weeks later and has enjoyed this hobby ever since. He travels to other cities for square dance weekends and annual conventions regularly (in fact, his club is hoping to sponsor a convention in Baltimore for 2000). When moving to Baltimore, he took work as a temp, where he worked for one company for three days, and another for three months. At that time, the first company called him up and offered him a job. Solomon has worked for that company ever since, and has become the office resource for all computers, software, printers, network, and network services. The company is only about 20 people, so it is nice that they can afford such a luxury as a full-time computer support tech. (Solomon thinks he is a necessity, of course.) Solomon's first mud was Crystal Shard, which he now realizes was mostly a StockMUD, but he loved it just the same. (Especially the shape change!) When it went down, he looked on a mud list and picked Legend quite at random, and never found another mud he liked at all. He has been a player at Legend since about October, 1994, since he clearly remembers San Francisco going in. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=- NEWS LegendMEET Update From Ptah and Kaige: We've got two days and surely we want to do more than just hang out. Long ago we promised you a barbecue, and I think we can still manage that. We can also probably manage gatherings to go see downtown Austin and 6th street, some of the Hill Country around town, and maybe even troop thru Origin if you are curious. Another possibility is a concert, if you are willing to put up with Rufus and Ptah's playing ;) --though it is possible that we could get some musician friends of theirs to play too, in a jam session sort of thing at the bbq. Lastly, if people are willing to put in additional funds once they get to Austin, there's also laser tag-- think basically live recall tag with laser guns--that might be fun for the more athletic among you. :) Any other ideas for events during the meet as welcome. But a note! If there are to be events of any sort, WE NEED TO KNOW WHO IS COMING so that we can make plans on how many to accommodate. PLEASE mudmail Ptah if you are planning on attending LegendMeet, imm or player. From Tad: Here's the Hotel Info for the meet: North Travel Lodge Suites 8300 N. IH-35 1(800)578-7878 (thats a national number, ask for the one in Austin) They got free parking, courtesy airport van, swimming, microwave/microfridge, handicap access, meeting rooms, and fax/secretarial. Checkout is at noon. If ya wanna have a room close to the rest of us, ask for one near or adjoining to Rick Lindsey's. (dats me!) If you need more info mudmail Tad. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Addicted to LegendMUD? Top Seven Signs you are addicted to LegendMUD 7. You use the word EMOTE in everyday language 6. You refer to your parents as MOBs 5. You have no idea what most of your friends look like, because you haven't really met them 4. You use smiley faces on term papers 3. You crave walking into a parliamentary meeting with a clapper 2. You pick up your cat, whack somebody with it, and expect then to look dumber 1. Your answering machine message is "Hi, Sorry we're AFK at the moment, but leave a tell after the beep, and we'll tell you back.." (Sorry, these are my symptoms.. thought I'd share them with y'all) Cheers, - Fenris And don't forget using socials in everyday language (kinda like saying emote) such as saying blush or smile or whap :) - Celebrindal Don't forget: *Writing* to friends with *'s to emphasize or cackling every now and then Poking/tugging people's sleeves Not knowing when you are hungry because it ain't displayed on your screen Trying to use 'hunt' to locate your GF or the administration building, Looking for exits labeled N S W E Thinking you should get xp for walking into someplace new, and finally Dropping a penny here and there so you can map your way back :/ - Bulk [Editor's Note: Send your own symptoms of addiction to [email protected] for inclusion in the next or subsequent LTs.] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Baby Gift All those players interested in getting together for a group gift for Ptah, Kaige, and their daughter, plus the dogs, Mika and Gabe :), should contact Rusalka either through mud-mail or via [email protected]. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Scavenger Hunt Results On Saturday, March 1, Spencer held a Scavenger Hunt, and seven teams registered to participate. Team HMS Beagle was composed of Mice, Armand and Kyla Team McDougan was represented by their clan leader, Hastur and XXX. Tyche, Faramir and Rummy formed Team TMR Team Oldie had Landy, Fighter and Envy Team The Movers and The Shakers was formed by Dial, Belmat and Kai. Team No-Name consisted of Swatch, Myriad and Densiva. The final team was the Warriors - Maros, Siachet and WhiteRose. The object of the hunt was to be the first team to obtain all the items on a list that Spencer mailed. The items came from across the mud, but from newbie safe areas. It was possible to buy the items with a newbie's starting amount of gold, or to get them for free. All participants were required to create a newbie character for the hunt, since the object was to test knowledge, not abilities. It was allowed for characters to gain skills, spells or non-hunt items. The teams met in the OOC Auditorium for final instructions. As is typical with such get-togethers on Legend, it quickly turned into a spam session, with questions, comments and emotes flying everywhere. The first problem hit once the starting gun sounded. For an unknown reason, the lists could not be mailed to certain chars because they were being shown as nonexistent. While efforts were made to correct the problem, the list was slowly handed out to the players who hadn't received it in the mail. However, since all players were handicapped by the same limited movement, Spencer felt that the delay was of minor consequence. While the teams ran about the Mud, madly searching for the list items, Spencer and Joule periodically checked on them. In about an hour the teams all had more than half the 19 items on the list. During the course of the game, one team dropped out. At the two-hour mark things started to get tight. Teams No-Name, Movers and Shakers and TMR were real close to having all the items, with Team Warrior hot on their heels. The first team to return to the Auditorium was Team Movers and Shakers, and at that point the game was ended. All teams returned to OOC and the job of determining second and third place began. One item separated Team No-Names from Team TMR and they placed Second and Third, respectively. Team Warrior receives an Honorable Mention for their fine effort. The prizes awarded were a one-color string coupon to the char of choice for each First Place team member, a non-color string coupon to the char of choice for each Second Place team member, and cookies to each player on the Third Place team member. Spencer would like to thank all the participants of the hunt and the Imms who assisted him, especially Joule. If you enjoyed this hunt and would like to see it run again, please mud-mail him. Now that some of our higher levels have had a chance to refresh themselves with the memory of what being a newbie is like, I hope folks will have a bit more appreciation of what they must go thru to advance. Newbie movement, as all will agree, sucks. But you must learn to walk before you can run. I hope those who can help newbies with refresh spells or potions, or fly spells and potion, will remember this experience. To those of you who already do such nice things to help our newbies, this is one reason they ask. I thank you all - for being here, for helping others, for participating in Legend's various activities, ..... well, for doing all the things that make Legend such a great place to spend time. - Spencer -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ________________________ / \ o O | Wonder what folks are | `\|||/ | doing over at LegendMud?| (o o) \________________________/ ooO_(_)_Ooo_____________________________________________________________________ _____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|__ __|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____| TWISTYPLOTS: Announcing the smooth curves and sharp turns of the various societies and associations of Legend. Looking For a Few Evil People Are you a non-clanned rp character tired of all the goodness and tree hugging? The forming of a secretive and insidious cult is now taking place that will promote a collective evil and fill the much needed non-clanned rp void for a evil clan. We implore you to consider taking up the challenge to create this cult. We are in the creation process so we need assistance in ideas, and plot ideas that you may have, and if you're a good rp clan and you want someone to hate be sure to look us up. *grin* Please mudmail myself in the meantime as we organize this effort for ideas, or to join. Thanks for your time. Oh and by the way, this won't be your typical evil rp clan. We're planning ideas and plots that will make us different from just being ordinarily evil. The Illuminati is along the lines of what our cult is going to be about. - Ulric the demonologist \|/ \|/ \|/ Clan Angesley Tournament Clan Angesley is a clan run by and for those who are devoted to healing and helping others. Anyone interested in applying for apprenticeship to the clan, should mudmail Istishia, and send their email addresses to Sharri. Clan Angesley, the RP Clan dedicated to fellowship and respect for Nature and the balance of Life, held a tournament Friday (3/14) night to reward the member who most displayed the qualities they strive for, namely helpfulness, respect for Mother Earth, and goodwill toward all creatures. Rusalka handed out tokens from 8PM EST (5PM Pacific) until midnight and players rewarded these tokens to the person with [Angesley] in their title that they believed deserved it. A prize was awarded to the most helpful Clan Member, Somar. Watch this space for more details on the contest itself. Thanks to everyone who helped make the contest a resounding success! Special thanks to Rusalka, Sabella and Sharri :) I received many positive comments regarding the leaf game, and I'm hoping to try it again sometime. For those of you who have game or rp ideas related to the values promoted by Clan Angesley, please mudmail me! And to all of you out there who wish to see more games like the one on Friday, please collect eq, cash, coupons, etc. which you are willing to donate as prizes. Oh, and speaking of which, a HUGE thank you to Bronwyn for donating last night's first prize!!!!!!!! Go in peace and happy tree hugging, --Jen and Sherri, Council Members of Clan Angesley -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEGENDITES: News and Information regarding the people of our world Alistaire Crowley, the Archdruid of Lohr has been honored with the position of Grand Advisor to the Council of Angesley, a new group that is currently sweeping Legend. Look for more information on Angesley below. Meanwhile you may notice Alistaire meditating upon his next prophecy. ************* Everyone offer Myriad congratulations on her birthday, March 26. ************* A little bluebird recently told us that Tancred managed to be THE participant in a trivia game and was disqualified for *not* drinking. We hope someone checks with him for the details on this interesting circumstance. ************* Lethargio the tired journeyman must have acquired some energy as he finally decided to get a job. He seems to have convinced the American Red Cross that his Legendary medical skills will be of use to them. So far as we know, he is the first Red Cross Member to grace the land of Legend, but hopefully will not be the last. ************* Sadly, Legendites (like those in the rest of the universe) sometimes find that they have made a mistake in their choice of life partners. T'Aleydras and Huma recently announced their divorce due to irreconcilable differences. Alaina and Kendrik have also parted ways. We wish all four the best of luck in whatever their lives may bring. ************* Amidst many sad farewells, Hastur announced his temporary departure from Legend: Alas, I must go the way of disco... to leave for a while then mysteriously pop back up again. As of this Sunday I will be leaving Legend temporarily, to pursue the lovely job market. Until i can get my account back up and running, I will also have my e-mail down. between now and then. I will try to be on as much as possible, little that it is. remember me close in your hearts, for i shall return! -Hastur McDougan ************* Sinbad and Alaina happily announce their intended wedding, Saturday (3/15). The ceremony will take place in A Quiet Garden in Salem at 10 pm eastern time. Everyone is invited to come and share this joyful occasion. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "Who's This?" by CLeo of the Circle of Angels Hello and welcome to this third edition of "Who's This?". This month, I asked Asfw these questions... CLeo - 'If you could build your own home, what would it be like?' Asfw - 'By an oasis, in the middle of a desert, a two-story mansion full of high-tech stuff.' CLeo - 'Tell us about one of the most embarrassing moments you ever had.' Asfw - 'I fell into a pond once when i was a kid and when I stood up my pants were under water, and my classmates stood around staring.' CLeo - 'What is your favorite color?' Asfw - 'Blue.' CLeo - 'If your mind could take you on a real trip, where would you go?' Asfw - 'I'm not very familiar with the mythologies on which the mud is based, but ever since i started playing I've learned a few things. And the ones I'm most interested in are hell and shadowlands. but if i were to pick one i think I'd go to Dante's Inferno...' CLeo - 'What is your favorite type of music?' Asfw - 'In the classical genre, the romantic period.' CLeo - 'One day, you notice that your watch can take you anywhere in time. Which time would you go to?' Asfw - 'To ancient China so that I can check out all the martial arts stuff that will be going to be added to the mud shortly...' CLeo - 'Someone asks you to create a new word to put in the dictionary. What would it be and what would it mean?' Asfw - 'Word: asfuanity Meaning: attainable state of near perfection yet not necessarily flawless, the closest a person or an object may get to perfection. Related: asfuane (adj.)' CLeo - 'If you were a kitchen appliance, what would it be?' Asfw - 'The knife so i can chop people up... And make them bleed! >:)= And well, vegetables and other stuff too... :)' CLeo - 'What is your favorite meal?' Asfw - 'Well, besides those leaves and worms and berries and occasionally roots, i like the Chinese dumplings a lot.' CLeo - 'What animal compares best to your character?' Asfw - 'The turtle :P because I'm so slow and lazy... But i CAN be persistent in my work...' *Note: I pick people randomly. Anyone (except for Immortals) can be chosen for this interview. If you would like to give me some suggestions for questions, please mudmail them to me or send them to [email protected] and specify that it's for my article in the subject line. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FROM THE WAR ZONE: News and Information from the PK Front The Dark Lord's Unusual Request Ever since I was a child, my heart has been filled with hatred and evil. My parents abandoned me at an early age and left me to fend for myself, I grew up in the cold, unforgiving streets and have fought for everything I own. I first met the Dark Lord when I was fourteen, and from that moment on my loyalty, soul, and body became His. In His hatred and evil I found a home and among His followers I found a family. I joined the AntiPaladins and fought for them under the leadership of Crash and Lagmonster, and eventually became the Guildmaster of the AntiPaladins and leader of my brothers and sisters. I have acted as leader of the AntiPaladins for a long period of time, all the while doing my best to bring glory to the Dark Lord. My life is now a lot more complicated than it once was. I will soon marry Point, a strong, evil man and settle down to family life. The Dark Lord has asked me to step down from my position as Guildmaster so that I may spend more time with Point, a very strange action which I suspect might be the result of Point's prospective usefulness to Him. So it is with a both a sigh of sadness and relief that I, Envy, hand over my title as Guildmaster of the AntiPaladins to Lagmonster, under who's leadership I am sure we will all prosper. May the Dark Lord bless our journeys and strike down our enemies. - Envy - Mage of the Black Rose - Arch Witch =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Legendary Times is published by the gods of LegendMUD. Please send all replies/additions to to our address at [email protected] for inclusion in the next edition. We, however, reserve the right to moderate this discussion, and may object to some submissions. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-